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Ministry of Finance
Direct Tax Collections for F.Y. 2018-19 up to November, 2018
Gross collections at Rs. 6.75 lakh crore which is 15.7% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year
The Provisional Figures of Direct Tax Collections up to November, 2018 show that gross collections are at Rs. 6.75 lakh crore which is 15.7% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year.
Refunds amounting to Rs.1.23 lakh crore have been issued during April, 2018 to November, 2018, which is 20.8% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year. Net collections  have increased by 14.7% to Rs. 5.51 lakh crore during April - November, 2018. The Net Direct Tax collections represent 48% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2018-19 .
So far as the Growth Rate for Corporate Income Tax  and Personal Income Tax  is concerned, the Growth Rate of Gross Collections for CIT is 17.7% while that for PIT  is 18.3%. After adjustment of refunds, the Net Growth in CIT collections is 18.4% and that in PIT collections is 16.0%. It is pertinent to mention that collections of the corresponding period of F.Y. 2017-18 also included extraordinary collections under the Income Declaration Scheme , 2016 amounting to Rs.10,833 crore , which do not form part of the Current Year’s collections.
Ministry of Railways
Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Food and Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal reviews the functioning of all directorates of Railway Board.
Stresses on continuation of good work being done and not letting the guard down.
Better monitoring, time bound completion of projects and increasing operational efficiencies would ensure achievement of all the development initiatives being taken.
Minister of Railways , Commerce & Industry, Food and Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal today reviewed the functioning of all the directorates of Railway Board. Meeting was attended by Chairman & CEO Railway Board and all officers of rank ED level and above..
The Minister emphasised on the need to focus on the needs of ordinary travellers and businesses whether it's the development of more amenities in the sleeper or 3A classes or making freight more customised and simple for all businesses .
During the last 8 months, Indian Railways has taken up the challenge to lead the national fight back against Corona and it's social economic consequences in an outstanding manner whether it was resurgence in freight volumes , completion of vital maintenance projects during the lock down or supporting the national health care efforts. The Minister stressed on continuation of good work being done and not letting the guard down .
The Minister said that better monitoring, time bound completion of projects and increasing operational efficiencies would ensure achievement of all the development initiatives being taken especially the capacity building in the Railway infrastructure sector.
Minister sought suggestions and inputs from officers to further improve the performance of in major areas of development in Railways like business operations and infrastructure .
Shri Piyush Goyal said that Proper planning and due diligence before the start of project was vital for not only ensuring that there was no cost escalation in the projects but also for their comprehensive completion as well.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Short term market borrowing by NABARD for on lending to Cooperative Banks
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its post-facto approval for the following decisions:
i. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development  will make short term borrowings at prevailing market rate of interest for approx. Rs.20,000 crore for on-lending to Cooperative Banks at 4.5% rate of interest.
ii. Additional capital of Rs.2,000 crore to be provided to NABARD for this purpose through the Union Budget. To start with, additional capital of Rs.500 crore may be released to NABARD during 2016-17 itself.
iii. Interest Subvention of about 1.8% and NABARD's administrative cost of 0.2% to be provided as per the scheme of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare . The extent of interest subvention may vary depending on the rate at which NABARD raises funds.
iv. NABARD will coordinate the conversion of operative/live KCCs into RuPay/ATM-enabled Kisan Credit Cards  by Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks  in a mission mode.
In the light of good monsoon and expectation of increased credit demand and in order to boost agricultural production, the farmers need to be supported through Cooperative Banks, which purvey credit at their doorstep, to enable them to scale up their agricultural operation.
The approval will ensure increased availability of short term crop loans to farmers through Cooperative banks at reduced rate of interest. The conversion of operative/live KCCs into RuPay/ATM-enabled KCCs will enable easy and hassle free availability of credit and in keeping with the spirit of 'Digital' India, will facilitate digital and cashless transactions by farmers.
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology , Hyderabad is Engaged in the Fight Against COVID-19 on Multiple Fronts
(CSIRs constituent leading biology lab CCMB based in Hyderabad is employing several tools and approaches in the countries fight against COVID-19.
Some of the key recent highlights are:
Testing patient samples
CCMB is an authorized testing centre for COVID-19 and receives patient samples from government hospitals across 33 districts of Telangana to check for SARS-CoV-2 virus. Currently, test capacity is around 350 samples a day.
Training on COVID-19 Testing
It has also trained 25 medical doctors, technical staff and students from five government hospitals - NIMS, IPM, Govt Fever Hospital in Hyderabad and Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal. These trained people have been deployed for the testing activities at their respective hospitals. Further, CSIR-CCMB has also created training videos on best practices for handling patient samples and on RT-PCR. These videos are available for authorized centers and can be got by contacting director@ccmb.res.in
Sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome
CSIR labs are leading the way in genome sequencing of the Corona Virus and CCMB is performing Next Generation Sequencing and analysis to map out the whole genome sequence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The patient samples with CCMB that show high viral load are chosen for genome analyses. CCMB has sequenced a few patient viral isolates and aims to sequence several hundred virus isolates in next 3-4 weeks.
Culturing SARS-CoV-2 Virus for Testing Repurposed & New Drugs
A key tool lacking for the R&D community is the lack of viral cultures to test repurposed drugs, or new drugs or new molecules predicted by various molecular modelling. CSIR-CCMB has been engaged in this task and is setting up a system for culturing the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Vero cell line which are permissive for growth of viruses. It is hoped to be ready soon.
Lastly, CCMB has also been actively engaged in conveying various precautions and advisories on Corona Outbreak by innovative means in regional languages on social media platforms to the public at large.
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Testing of Corona Samples
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Training of Medical Staff on RT-PCR
Election Commission
IIIDEM  orgnises Capacity Building Program on ‘Electoral Technology’ for Election Officials of Myanmar.
The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management   organized five day training programme on Use of Technology in Elections for Election Officials of Union Election Commission of Myanmar.
On the occasion the Election Commissioner Sh. Sushil Chandra emphasised on the need of sharing best practices of Elections among Election Management Bodies to strengthen the democracy around the world and create transparency, trust and fairness in electoral process through the use of technology.
He further spoke about the successful implementation of technology in recently held elections to Lok Sabha 2019 in India where besides the EVM and VVPAT the introduction of IT applications like Voter Helpline Application, Application for persons with disabilities, Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System, C-vigil made lot of difference. He motivated the participants to participate enthusiastically and identify various areas where technology can be implemented in the electoral process of Myanmar.
The ongoing Capacity Building Programs on Electoral technology is the 7th program in the series of the 09 programs scheduled across 2018-2019. The program is being attended by the mid and senior level officers of Election Commission of Myanmar and the program is being conducted by the experienced resource persons from Election Commission of India. This programme is part of series of Capacity Building Programmes, which have been designed on the request of Election Commission of Myanmar through Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The IIIDEM already conducted Training Need Analysis in 2017 to create an objective oriented training program for the officials of Election Commission of Myanmar for the forthcoming General Elections in 2020.
At the function the Director General ECI Shri Dhirendra Ojha, spoke about increasing use of social media by various stakeholders in the electoral process.
The Director, IIIDEM Shri Vivek Khare, informed about the training programs conducted for the Officials of Election Commission of Myanmar on various attributes of elections. The Senior Consultant IIIDEM, Dr. Noor Mohammad, also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the importance of Electoral Technology in electoral process. The Secretary, ECI Shri S. B. Joshi, presented the vote of thanks.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Deputy CM Chandrakant Kavlekar to launch FOB Goa’s photo exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Ravindra Bhavan Margao
Panaji, 26 August 2021
Field Outreach Bureau-Goa, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, is organizing a three-day photo exhibition on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, as part of Government of India’s year-long celebrations to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence.
The exhibition will be inaugurated by Shri Chandrakant Kavlekar, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Goa, at 12 PM on Friday, 27 August, 2021.
At the inaugural event, personalities who were involved in the Goa Liberation Movement will be felicitated. The event will also have cultural performances by Goan local artists.
To commemorate the 75 years of the country’s Independence, a tree sapling will also be planted on the premises of Ravindra Bhavan by the dignitaries.
The second day on Saturday, principals of schools in Margao will be felicitated at the venue. A drawing competition is being conducted for school students on the theme of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and the winners of the competition will be awarded prizes at the event on Saturday.
The photo exhibition will remain open to the public from 9 am to 8 pm till Sunday, 29th August, 2021.FOBGoa/S.Thakur/D.Rane
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
DCGI approves Phase II+III trials of Oxford University vaccine by Serum Institute, Pune
India’s Case Fatality Rate  further drops to 2.11%
Total Recoveries more than 11.8 lakh
The Drugs Controller General of India  has given approval to Serum Institute of India, Pune to conduct Phase II+III clinical trials of Oxford University-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine  in India. This will hasten the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.
India continues to improve the Case Fatality Rate , and maintain its global position of having one of the lowest COVID fatalities rates. With a further fall, the current CFR touched 2.11% today. This is the outcome of the well conceived and effectively implemented strategy of "Test, Track and Treat" which has guided the COVID management in the country.
The management strategy of COVID-19 also focuses on early detection and isolation of cases with seamless patient management and prioritising care of the high-risk population using field health care workers leading to increase in recoveries across the country. India has seen more than 40,574 patients recovered in the last 24 hours. This takes the total recoveries to 11,86,203 and Recovery Rate to 65.77% amongst COVID-19 patients.
With improving daily recovery number, the gap between the recovered cases & the active cases has increased to more than 6 lakh. Presently, it is 6,06,846. This means the actual active case load is 5,79,357 and all are under medical supervision.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued Revised Guidelines for International Arrivals in supersession of the Guidelines issued on the subject dated 24th May 2020. They will be operational from 00.01 Hrs, 8th August 2020. For further details:
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/RevisedguidelinesforInternationalArrivals02082020.pdf
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Benefits of GST for the Transport Sector
The transport sector stands to benefit from the recently rolled out GST in several ways. Pre- GST, the complex tax structure and paper work forced the transport industry to spend a lot of resources on tax compliance and deposit of interstate sales tax. Monitoring and collection of sales tax at interstate check posts led to major traffic congestion at these points, resulting in slower movement of freight and passenger, and consequently higher costs and pollution. An average Indian truck covers only about 50,000-60,000 km a year as against 3 lakh km done by a truck in US.
The unified tax regime has obviated the need for inter state check posts. This will result in reducing the travel time of long-haul trucks and other cargo vehicles by at least one-fifth. This, coupled with the proposed E-way bill that will require online registration for movement of goods worth more than Rs 50,000, will ease the movement of freight further, and bring in more transparency in the whole process. Efficient freight movement will also boost the demand for high tonnage trucks, which will in turn reduce the cost of transportation of freight.
A single GST also means an optimized warehousing structure. Earlier, companies had to maintain warehouses in every state due to different taxation slabs. GST does away with the need to have a separate warehouse for every state. This means a leaner and smarter logistics chain. This will also encourage more investment in the warehousing business.
Pre- GST, the statutory tax rate for most goods worked out to about 26.5%. Post GST most goods are expected to be in the 18 % tax range . India currently has very high logistics cost – about 14% of the total value of goods as against 6-8% in other major countries. GST will serve to bring down the logistics cost to about 10-12 % by facilitating efficient inter-state flow of goods and accelerating the demand for logistics services.
According to Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, India’s logistics sector would gain the most from the Goods and Services tax as costs would fall by almost 20%. He has also said that logistics parks are being set up at various places across the country to act as freight aggregation and distribution hubs. These logistics parks will enable long haul freight movement between hubs on larger sized trucks, rail and waterways. This will not only reduce freight transportation costs, but also throw open many employment opportunities and reduce pollution levels.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has prepared a booklet on the benefits of GST for the transport sector.
Click here to see the booklet.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
‘North East Festival’ Starts With Much Fanfare and Public Participation
Celebrating the Legacy of 75 years of India's Independence, Ministry of DoNER has organized 'North East Festival' as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
North East Regional Sports Meet Inaugurated at Imphal, Manipur
Half Marathon, Walkathon and Cyclathon held at Guwahati, Assam under the theme of 'Healthy Sports for a Healthy Mind'
Cultural Festivities organised under the theme ‘Journey of Nagaland since Statehood’
The opening day of ‘North East Festival’ started with much fanfare and public participation. Ministry of DoNER, celebrating the legacy of 75 years of India's independence, has organized the 'North East Festival' as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav .
Taking forward the celebrations, Chief Minister of Manipur Shri N. Biren Singh inaugurated the opening ceremony of the North East Regional Sports Meet at Khuman Lampak, Imphal. This sports meet would enable the budding sportspersons in the state to compete with each other. Competitions were also held throughout the day at other locations in Manipur where youth participated in table tennis tournament and football match.
The ‘North East Festival’ also commenced at Guwahati, Assam today. Taking forward the initiative of ‘Jan Bhagidari’, events such as half marathon, walkathon and cyclathon was held under the theme of ‘Healthy Sports for a Healthy Mind’.
Besides, AKAM celebrations held in Mizoram today as well. Events such as mini-marathons and cycling rallies were organized across Siaha District & Lunglei District. With emphasis on 'Jan Bhagidari', people from all sections of society participated in the events. Assam Rifles personnel took part in the cycling rally of Lunglei District in Mizoram along with the Civilians
Cultural festivities also began in Nagaland today. The festival was celebrated at Shilloi Hotel Japfu, Kohima under the theme ‘Journey of Nagaland since Statehood’. The programme was chaired by Commissioner, Nagaland. Cultural extravagance, choral and a presentation was showcased in the programme. Photography Exhibition on the History of Nagaland was also showcased by the State IPR Department.
North East Festival Celebrations started with full public participation of citizens in Sikkim. A debate competition was organized on “Local Government making a mass development" at Soreng District. Painting, debate and essay competitions were held in one of the remote block of Gyalsing District. District Quiz competition was held at Mangan District as well.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Ports and PSUs of Ministry of Shipping contribute Rs. 52 Crore as CSR Fund to PM-CARES
All Major Ports and Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Shipping have decided to contribute Rs.52 Crore as CSR fund to ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’  which has been created to provide relief to Coronavirus  pandemic affected people.
CSR Funds transferred by Ports/PSUs to PM CARE
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Sl.No.
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Port / PSU
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CSR Amount
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1
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Kolkata Port Trust
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1 cr
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2
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Mumbai Port Trust
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1 cr
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3
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Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
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16.40 cr
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4
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Deendayal Port Trust
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8 cr
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5
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Paradip Port Trust
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8 cr
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6
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Cochin Port Trust
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0.5458 cr
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7
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Chennai Port Trust
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0.50 cr
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8
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Vishakhapatnam Port Trust
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1 cr
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9
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V.O. Chidambarnar Port Trust
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2 cr
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10
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Kamarjar Port Limited
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4 cr
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11
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New Mangalore Port Trust
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4 cr
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12
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Mormagao Port Trust
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0.25 cr
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CSR amount by Ports
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46.6958 crores
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13
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DGLL
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1
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14
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SCI
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0.37
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15
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CSL
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2.50
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16
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IPRCL
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50 lakhs
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17
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DCI
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1 cr
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18
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SDCL
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9,45,320
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CSR amount by PSUs
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54,645,320
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Grand Total 
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52,16,03,320
YB/AP
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PIB Headquarters
All India Radio, Chennai to host National Poets Conference: Governor to inaugurate
“For the first time in 64-years, All India Radio, Chennai will be hosting the National Poets Conference in the city on 10th January, 2019. Governor of Tamil Nadu Shri Banwarilal Purohit will inaugurate the Conference at Kalaivanar Arangam in which poets from all over the Country would present their composition in their respective languages” said Additional Director General Press Information Bureau, Region Shri. E.Mariappan in a Press Meet held at AIR Chennai today.
Launched in 1956, the Sarva Bhasha Kavi Sammelan is an endeavour to provide a creative platform for National integration and linguistic harmony through mutual interaction and coordinated presentation of best in contemporary poetry in Indian Languages. Its uniqueness is underlined by the fact that it is the only programme of its kind, wherein eminent poets of 22 Indian languages come together on one stage to offer their creative best. Poets present their compositions before an invited audience followed by the rendering of their Hindi versions translated by eminent poets of different languages said Programme Head, All India Radio, Shri. V. Chakaravathy.
Shri. T. Rajendran Deputy Director General , All India Radio said that a two-hour recording of this programme is broadcast on the National network of AIR on 25th January on the eve of the Republic Day at 10.00PM. At the same time, regional language versions of this programme are broadcast in the regional languages ensuring its reach across the Nation.
All India Radio, Chennai would broadcast the compilation of poems presented at the conference with their respective Tamil translations on the eve of Republic Day at 10.00PM on Chennai-A MW under the title Akhla Bharata Kavi Sammelan. Apart from this, the listeners could tune into Tamil DTH, FM GOLD-100.1MHz and on the App, All India Radio Live. The Web-streaming of the programme will be available at www.allindiaradio.gov.in.
Director General of All India Radio Shri Fayyaz Shehryar and senior officials of AIR would be participating in this event. Connoisseurs of poetry and listeners are welcome to this programme at Kalaivanar Arangam on 10th January, 2019 at 4.00PM
Ministry of Women and Child Development
FUNDS UNDER ICPS
The funds are released according to the requirements and demands made by the respective States/UTs government. State-wise details of the funds released and utilized under the Child Protection Services Scheme- Mission Vatsalya during the period 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-2021 is at Annexure-I.
State-wise details of number of Institutions set up under the scheme as per information received from the states/UTs is at Annexure-II.
The Ministry continuously engages with all the states/UTs and from time to time has shared various advisories and guidelines for providing regular and uninterrupted delivery of services during the pandemic period; which include encouraging COVID appropriate behaviour, monitoring of Child Care Institutions and also mental health support to children and care givers.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.